All good things come to an end. In January this year, what seems like a millennium ago, unemployment was at its lowest point in 50 years following 113 … Read more
It’s Raining Candidates! Hallelujah?
If you’ve been in recruiting for any length of time, you’ve dealt with that one hiring manager. You know the one. The one who is never satisfied, who wants … Read more
Happening on ERE: Demystifying the Unemployment Rate
There’s unemployment and there’s unemployment. There’s U3 and there’s U6. There’s the Current Population Survey and … Read more
Labor Market: Deceptions and Explanations Behind the Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate has dropped to 6.9% from 7.9% in October as the economy added 906,000 jobs. While that is encouraging news, the unemployment rate is … Read more
Brace Yourself — The Mass Applies Are Coming
As the saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. When it comes to talent acquisition in the wake of COVID-19, this adage couldn’t … Read more
The Revolving-Door Revolution: Stop Obsessing Over Retention
In a pre-pandemic world, businesses typically valued the longevity of an employee who would stay for the long-run. Essentially, they hired for long-term … Read more
With Workers Coming In From the Sidelines, Hiring Could Get a Little Easier
If there’s one thing you can count on in a conversation with talent acquisition leaders, it’s hearing how hard it is to hire people. Last week, … Read more
Time to Fill Drops, But All Indications Are It’s a Blip
It took an average of 27.6 working days to fill a job in May, according to the latest data from career site publisher DHI Group. That’s the fewest … Read more
Best of TLNT 2017: The War for Talent Is About to Go Nuclear. Here’s Why and What You Can…
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
In a Candidate-Driven Market, Candidate Experience Matters
The monthly unemployment rate has been trending down for years and is now at a 16 year low. This trend is especially good for jobseekers, even as it makes … Read more